Helps authors discover the various stages of plot and gives each person the opportunity to create his/her own. Explains the six elements of plot including set-up, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

Creative Writing Prompts

If you would like to help students form writing topics then click on the links below. They offer pictures and situations intended to spark imaginations.

Writing Prompts Authors will be given a story topic and a corresponding picture. Be prepared to stretch your creativity!

Writer’s Digest You will experience adventures as you develop stories for the events described on this website.

Teaching Ideas Each of these pictures will help you create a thousand words (or more) of a story. A short question about each photo is provided to get you started.

Every Photo Tells a Story Helps writers delve into the beautiful artwork shown on this site by having them use the photos and paintings to begin writing.

Easy Literacy Provides pictures that will help authors create short stories.

Easy Literacy 2 Guides writers through picture prompts that are useful in thinking of stories.